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Sunday, June 23, 2013

No Potential, No Problem: The Buster Adams Story

Posted on June 23, 2013 at 01:16 PM.

The New York Yankees selected Buster Adams, 18, in the 13th round of the 2012 draft with hopes that he would help fill out the roster. His potential wasn't that of a first-round selection, but what little potential scouts said he possessed, he made sure he made good on.

He ascended through the lower parts of the Yankees' farm system rather quickly. He dominated the NY-Penn League, with the Staten Island Yankees and was promoted to the South Atlantic League (SAL) where he was assigned to the Charleston Riverdogs. He pitched alongside other Bronx-hopefuls, and more well-known prospects like Jose Campos, Caleb Cotham, Bryan Mitchell, Gary Sanchez, Tyler Austin, and Mason Williams. It was easy to see the reason Adams was overlooked.

He ended the year with the Riverdogs and pitched to a 3.14 ERA (3.24 FIP) with his low 90's fastball, plus changeup, and average curveball. Scouts began recognizing he had a little more potential than they previously thought. He located his pitches, especially his fastball, on the corners very well and used his changeup to deceive lefties and his curveball to freeze righties. Seemingly overnight, his star has brightened and have forced the Yankees to move him up to the next level, Double-A Trenton.

The Thunder opened the season with a few of their biggest prospects like the aforementioned Gary Sanchez, as well as fellow catcher, JR Murphy and centerfielder Slade Heathcott. The parent club decided to hide Brennen Boesch and Lyle Overbay at the AA level and together they serve as the Thunder's main power supply.

Meanwhile, the pitching staff is stocked with plenty of worthwhile prospects such as Jose Campos (closer), Corey Black, Vidal Nuno, Matt Tracy, and Shane Greene. Chien-Ming Wang is the staff ace as he tries to make it back with the team that gave him his first shot in the show, where he served as the parent club's ace of sorts for three seasons before suffering a fluke injury rounding third base in an interleague game.

Fast forward to Buster's first start, the Trenton Thunder were 3-1 in the opening series of the year against the Portland Seadogs. Adams took to the bump in the first game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and didn't disappoint.

Throughout the entire start the Fisher Cats swung early in the count. Adams never dealt more than 13 pitches in an inning. He gave up six hits and no walks over eight innings while striking out seven on his way to blanking the Fisher Cats.

However, the Thunder were also silenced throughout the contest. Up until the seventh inning they amassed only two hits. All told, they struck out 12 times to six walks and scored the game's only two runs in the top of the tenth. Both starters pitched well enough to win, but neither got a decision.

Adams, at least on this night, has made Yankees fans notice he might be worth watching out for.

Thunder at Fisher Cats \|
Apr 8, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Trenton (3-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
New Hampshire (2-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
W: Huff (1-0) L: Brummett (0-1) S: Campos (3)

Trenton Thunder
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Pirela (SS)	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	.466
Maruszak (1B)	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	.142
Boesch (RF)	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Mesa (LF)	5	1	2	2	0	2	1	.250
Bichette Jr. (3B)	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.095
Neal (DH)	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.200
Heathcott (CF)	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250
Murphy (C)	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.200
Mahoney (2B)	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.117
BATTING: 2B: Pirela HR: Mesa RBI: Mesa 2 GIDP: Boesch

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Pillar (CF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
Wilson (DH)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157
Robinson (1B)	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.312
Glenn (RF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.150
Schimpf (3B)	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.266
Ochinko (C)	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.285
Velez (2B)	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.200
Nolan (SS)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.100
Tolisano (LF)	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.222
BATTING: 2B: Robinson GIDP: Pillar, Glenn
FIELDING: E: Glenn

Trenton Thunder
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Adams	8.0	6	0	0	0	7	0	0.00
Huff (W, 1-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Campos (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	10.0	7	0	0	0	7	0

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
McGuire	7.1	3	0	0	4	10	0	0.00
Brummett (L, 0-1)	2.1	2	2	2	2	1	1	5.40
Korecky	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.68
TEAM TOTALS	10.0	5	2	2	6	12	1

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

New York Yankees Batting Statistics (Updated June 20, 2011)

Posted on May 25, 2011 at 02:39 PM.

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2011 New York Yankees Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
Derek Jeter	290	30	65	18	1	5	29	20	54	4	0	.224	.273	.345
Robinson Cano	277	42	75	13	1	10	42	25	55	1	1	.271	.329	.433
Curtis Granderson	274	45	75	12	4	22	53	26	65	5	2	.274	.342	.588
Nick Swisher	254	40	70	14	0	15	39	22	53	0	0	.276	.335	.508
Mark Teixeira	247	44	66	16	0	15	39	33	54	0	0	.267	.352	.514
Jorge Posada	244	36	63	13	1	11	36	32	46	0	0	.258	.347	.455
Alex Rodriguez	242	41	57	11	0	11	43	33	62	5	1	.236	.330	.417
Brett Gardner	225	35	69	14	2	3	22	21	32	19	7	.307	.369	.427
Russell Martin	206	25	62	13	2	5	35	17	37	3	1	.301	.354	.456
Andruw Jones	108	21	31	6	0	9	23	16	28	1	0	.287	.386	.593
Francisco Cervelli	63	9	21	5	0	0	6	5	14	0	0	.333	.382	.413
Eduardo Nunez	41	8	12	5	1	0	9	3	7	0	2	.293	.341	.463
Eric Chavez	41	4	10	0	0	3	5	2	10	0	0	.244	.279	.463

MLB Standings

Posted on May 25, 2011 at 02:20 PM.

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MLB Standings - Updated: Jun 20, 2011
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Boston Red Sox	47	26	-	420	270
New York Yankees	43	30	4.0	387	314
Tampa Bay Rays	42	31	5.0	422	318
Baltimore Orioles	36	36	10.5	341	342
Toronto Blue Jays	30	43	17.0	274	350
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Chicago White Sox	43	31	-	347	305
Minnesota Twins	38	35	4.5	328	349
Detroit Tigers	35	39	8.0	355	373
Cleveland Indians	31	42	11.5	319	361
Kansas City Royals	30	43	12.5	316	378
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Oakland Athletics	40	34	-	358	340
Seattle Mariners	35	39	5.0	335	357
Texas Rangers	33	41	7.0	296	329
Los Angeles Angels	32	41	7.5	284	334
NL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Florida Marlins	41	32		293	292
Atlanta Braves	39	34	2.0	314	299
Philadelphia Phillies	36	37	5.0	282	293
New York Mets	35	38	6.0	310	310
Washington Nationals	34	39	7.0	248	303
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
St. Louis Cardinals	42	31		300	256
Cincinnati Reds	40	33	2.0	333	329
Milwaukee Brewers	39	35	3.5	393	263
Chicago Cubs	37	36	5.0	314	331
Houston Astros	30	43	12.0	262	323
Pittsburgh Pirates	29	45	13.5	305	388
NL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Colorado Rockies	44	28		357	276
San Francisco Giants	42	31	2.5	318	256
San Diego Padres	35	38	9.5	292	318
Arizona Diamondbacks	32	41	12.5	312	323
Los Angeles Dodgers	28	46	17.0	256	301

Monday, May 16, 2011

Game #53 - Yankees vs. Mariners

Posted on May 16, 2011 at 12:40 PM.

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The New York Yankees hit lucky number seven after defeating the Seattle Mariners 9-0 Saturday night. However, that is not the only thing they were lucky with as castaway Bartolo Colon continues to solidify the back-end of the rotation. Mariner hitters were clueless all night as Colon pitched a complete game shutout giving up only three hits.

The night started out with one-two-three inning from Seattle's young righthander Michael Pineda. On the Mariner's side of the inning Ichiro blasted a shot to left-center field netting him a double, but Colon had other plans. He prompted an infield pop-up and two strikeouts in the inning.

"I felt good tonight," Colon said."My fastball was working on both sides of the plate. I was able to use my slider a little more than usual for strike to keep them off balance."

Pineda cruised through the second and third, however he ran into trouble in the fourth after Yankee first baseman homered to start the scoring and from there he added another two-run home run in the sixth. Brett Gardner collected three hits, Alex Rodriguez collected two hits including a home run in the ninth.

"It was great to see the guys hitting and scoring runs tonight," Yankees Manager Joe Girardi said. "We've been struggling as of late with getting guys on base and plating them, but I feel like we are heading in the right direction now."

The Yankees look to sweep their fourth straight series tomorrow night as Ivan Nova (7-2, 4.16) takes on David Pauley (3-3, 4.21) at Safeco Field tomorrow night.

*Image courtesy of Newsday

NYY at SEA - Safeco Field
May 28, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York Yankees (31-22)	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	1	8	11	0
Seattle Mariners (25-28)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
W: Bartolo Colon (5-3) L: MIchael Pineda

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYY	SEA
	4	Teixeira homered to CF	1	0
	4	Swisher doubled to CF. Rodriguez and Cano score	3	0
	6	Teixeira homered to LF. Granderson scores	5	0
	6	Posada triples to RF. Rodriguez scores	6	0
	8	Martin reached on FC (6-4). Posada out. Cano scores	7	0
	9	Rodriguez homered to LF.	8	0

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: Swisher (12), Granderson (8) 3B: Posada (1) HR: Teixeira 2 (12), Rodriguez (7) RBI: Teixeira 3 (32), Rodriguez (30), Swisher 2 (23), Posada (27), Martin (28) GIDP: Jeter

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: Ichiro (18)
FIELDING: E: Olivo (4)

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Colon (W, 5-2)	9.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	3.00
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Colon (105 - 65%)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pineda (L, 1-2)	5.0	3	3	3	2	2	1	4.03
Delcarmen	1.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	10.38
Vargas	2.0	3	1	1	3	4	1	5.63
Ray	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.11
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Pineda (78 - 62%), Delcarmen (23 - 74%), Vargas (46 - 57%), Ray (12 - 67%

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Blue Jays vs. Yankees (Game #51)

Posted on May 15, 2011 at 03:48 PM.

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With the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays both losing earlier in the day, the New York Yankees needed a win to help gain some ground in a tight AL East division. As luck would have it, they sent their ace CC Sabathia to the mound. However, the Toronto Blue Jays countered with Brett Cecil, the young southpaw who has given the Yankees fits over the past year due to his exceptional changeup.

Sabathia started off strong striking out two in the first three and cruised threw six. Along the way though, the Blue Jays drove his pitch count up by extending at-bats. He ended the game with seven strikeouts while allowing only seven baserunners.

"Their hitters did a great job making CC throw a lot of pitches during each at-bat," said Joe Girardi, Yankees manager. "I would have left him in there after the sixth, but he was just over 110 pitches at that point, so we decided to go to the bullpen."

The bullpen didn't disappoint. David Robertson, Rafael Soriano and Mariano Rivera kept the door closed on the Blue Jays hitters over three innings. Giving up only one hit and one walk.

"Coming into the season we thought the bullpen would be a strength of this team," said Robertson. "It seems each of us bring something different to the table, which is helping us win games."

Cecil, coming into the game losing his last three, pitched a marvelous game but couldn't get any runs from his offense.

"It's disappointing," he said. "We had a few opportunities, but that's how the game works sometimes. You just have to go back out there the next time and hope to give the team chances like this again."

His only blemish came from a fifth inning home run by Robinson Cano. Cecil said that the slider came out "flat" and "didn't bite" like in previous innings.

The Yankees are now eight games back of Boston and only two games back of Tampa Bay. New York are winners of their last five and hold a record of 8-2 over their last ten games. The Bombers have a day off and then start a weekend series with the Seattle Mariners that won't feature Felix Hernandez who's next scheduled start isn't until Monday.

TOR at NYY - Yankees Stadium
May 25, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto Blue Jays (22-28)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
New York Yankees (29-22)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
W: CC Sabathia (5-4) L: Brett Cecil (1-5) S: Mariano Rivera (13)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TOR	NYY
	5	Cano homered to RF	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Davis, CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.272
Escobar, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.214
Arencibia, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.184
Bautista, RF	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.304
Rivera, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286
Snider, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.246
Hill, 2B	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.271
Nix, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.071
Lind, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.249
TEAM TOTALS	32	0	7	0	2	8	0
BATTING: 2B: Hill (9) GIDP: Rivera, Nix

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jeter, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Granderson, CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.247
Teixeira, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.267
Rodriguez, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212
Cano, 2B	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.284
Martin, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319
Swisher, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279
Jones, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.284
Nunez, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
TEAM TOTALS	25	1	2	1	2	4	1
BATTING: HR: Cano (9) RBI: Cano (27) GIDP: Martin

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Cecil (L, 1-5)	7.0	2	1	1	2	4	1	4.25
Rauch	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.32
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	2	1	1	2	4	1
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Cecil (102 - 57%), Rauch (5 - 80%)

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sabathia (W, 5-4)	6.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	5.83
Robertson (H, 5)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.96
Soriano (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.01
Rivera (S,13)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	2	8	0
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Sabathia (111 - 67%), Robertson (26 - 63%), Soriano (7 - 71%), Rivera (11 - 82%)

Pitching Leaders (First 50 games)

Posted on May 15, 2011 at 02:00 PM.

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MLB League Leaders - Updated: May 24, 2011
Wins - American League		W-AL	Wins - National League		W-NL
	1. Felix Hernandez	8		1. Jaime Garcia	8
	2. Gio Gonzalez	8		2. Shaun Marcum	7
	3. Ivan Nova	7		3. Tim Lincecum	6
	4. Gavin Floyd	7		4. Madison Bumgarner	6
	5. Josh Beckett	7		5. Jorge de la Rosa	6
Earned Run Average - American League		ERA-AL	Earned Run Average - National League		ERA-NL
	1. Josh Beckett	2.50		1. Roy Halladay	1.75
	2. Felix Hernandez	2.93		2. Shaun Marcum	1.79
	3. Scott Feldman	2.98		3. Tom Gorzelanny	2.00
	4. Gio Gonzalez	3.03		4. Chris Volstad	2.02
	5. Daisuke Matsuzaka	3.08		5. Cliff Lee	2.17
Strikeouts- American League		K-AL	Strikeouts- National League		K-NL
	1. Jon Lester	77		1. Jonathan Sanchez	77
	2. Felix Hernandez	70		2. Tim Lincecum	70
	3. Justin Verlander	65		3. Ubaldo Jimenez	72
	4. James Shields	63		4. Jorge de la Rosa	70
	5. Max Scherzer	63		5. Clayton Kershaw	66
Saves - American League		S-AL	Saves - National League		S-NL
	1. Jonathan Papelbon	14		1. Craig Kimbrel	20
	2. Joakim Soria	14		2. Leo Nunez	18
	3. Matt Thornton	13		3. Drew Storen	15
	4. Andrew Bailey	13		4. Carlos Marmol	15
	5. Mariano Rivera	12		5. Ryan Franklin	14

Batting Statistics (Through first 50 games)

Posted on May 15, 2011 at 12:06 AM.

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MLB League Leaders - Updated: May 24, 2011
Batting Average - American League		BA-AL	Batting Average - National League		BA-NL
	1. Johnny Damon	.342		1. Albert Pujols	.366
	2. Miguel Cabrera	.340		2. Stephen Drew	.337
	3. Jacoby Ellsbury	.333		3. Pat Burrell	.333
	4. Melky Cabrera	.333		4. Gaby Sanchez	.331
	5. Paul Konerko	.330		5. Joey Votto	.327
Home Runs - American League		HR-AL	Home Runs - NL		HR-NL
	1. Miguel Cabrera	18		1. Albert Pujols	16
	2. Evan Longoria	16		2. Jay Bruce	15
	3. Adam Dunn	16		3. Carlos Gonzalez	15
	4. Adrian Gonzalez	16		4. Ryan Howard	14
	5. Kevin Youkilis	15		5. Garrett Jones	13
Runs Batted In - American League		RBI-AL	Runs Batted In - National League		RBI-NL
	1. Miguel Cabrera	51		1. Jay Bruce	46
	2. Alex Gordon	50		2. Carlos Gonzalez	44
	3. Hideki Matsui	49		3. Albert Pujols	38
	4. Evan Longoria	48		4. Stephen Drew	37
	5. Adrian Gonzalez	42		5. Aramis Ramirez	37
Stolen Bases - American League		SB-AL	Stolen Bases - National League		SB-NL
	1. Juan Pierre	24		1. Michael Bourn	26
	2. Jacoby Ellsbury	21		2. Dexter Fowler	12
	3. Rajai Davis	20		3. Andrew McCutchen	11
	4. Julio Borbon	17		4. Matt Kemp	11
	5. Chone Figgins	17		5. Jose Reyes	11

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Game #47- Mets @ Yankees

Posted on May 14, 2011 at 04:50 PM.

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A crushing loss to the crosstown rivals New York Mets in yesterday's game, made tonight's game a peculiar match for the New York Yankees. Needing a win from a struggling pitching staff, AJ Burnett threw a masterful game going six strong innings collecting seven strikeouts while only giving up one walk and two earned runs. It's the type of performance the Yankees needed from one of its top of the rotation guys.

"It was nice to have the bats going tonight," said Burnett. "It's always easier pitching with a lead."

Speaking of hitting, Alex Rodriguez who has been in a season-long slump might be showing signs of life after his three-hit performance. His ability to get on-base and drive runs home are crucial to the Yankees success while the pitching figures itself out.

"I saw the ball real well tonight," Rodriguez said. "I was great having the guys in front of me give me opportunities to hit them in."

Yankees Manager Joe Girardi gave Nick Swisher the night off and inserted Andruw Jones into the lineup, who had success at the plate after catapulting a ball into the LF seats to start off the eighth. In only 19 games, Jones has hit six home runs, giving the Bronx Bombers a viable option off the bench after former Yankee Marcus Thames left via free agency.

The Yanks face the Mets tomorrow in the rubber match of the three game series with Bartolo Colon (3-2) taking the hill against Mike Pelfrey (1-5).

NYM at NYY - Yankees Stadium
May 21, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York Mets (21-25)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	3
New York Yankees (25-22)	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	3	X	10	14	0
W: AJ Burnett (4-2) L: RA Dickey (2-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	NYY
	4	Rodriguez doubled and E8. Teixeira scores. Rodriguez advances to 3rd on error	0	1
	4	Cano grounded out 4-3. Rodriguez scores	0	2
	6	Martin lines to CF for single. Rodriguez scores	0	3
	7	Thole singled to CF. Bay scores. Pagan scores	2	3
	7	Teixeira singles. Gardner scores. Granderson advances to 3rd. Teixeira advances to 2nd on error	2	4
	7	Cano hits Sac Fly to CF. Granderson scores. Teixeira advances to 3rd	2	5
	7	Martin singles to LF. Teixeira scores. Alex Rodriguez scores	2	7
	8	Jones homers to LF	2	8
	8	Jeter doubles to LF. Gardner scores	2	9
	8	Rodriguez singles to CF. Jeter scores	2	10

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Reyes, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.294
Wright, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.316
Hairston, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.204
Bay, LF	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.235
Pagan, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.271
Thole, C	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.271
Murphy, DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159
Emaus, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.296
Harris, RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.295
TEAM TOTALS	31	2	8	2	2	9	0
BATTING: 2B: Pagan (9), Harris (6) RBI: Thole 2 (27) GIDP: Wright, Thole, Hairston 2 LOB: 4 Runners
BASERUNNING: SB: Bay (2)
FIELDING: E: Thole (1), Hairston (1), Harris (2)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jeter, SS	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	.221
Granderson, CF	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	.250
Teixeira, DH	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	.276
Rodriguez, 3B	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	.219
Cano, 2B	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.280
Martin, C	3	0	2	3	1	1	0	.333
Posada, DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.244
Jones, RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.296
Gardner, LF	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.276
TEAM TOTALS	36	10	14	10	5	5	1
BATTING: 2B: Jeter (13), Rodriguez (7), Cano (11), Gardner (10) HR: Jones (6) RBI: Jeter (16), Teixeira (29), Rodriguez 2 (27), Cano 2 (23), Martin 3 (26), Jones (15) SF: Cano GIDP: Jones LOB: 8 Runners
BASERUNNING: SB: Rodriguez (3), Gardner (12)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Dickey	5.1	5	3	3	3	3	0	2.52
Boyer	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.15
Carrasco	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	5.63
Stinson	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	1	27.00
Gee	1.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	9.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	14	10	10	5	5	1
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Dickey (92-62%), Carrasco (14-50%), Boyer (13-62%), Gee (25-72%), Stinson, 21-43%)

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Burnett	7.0	5	2	2	2	7	0	4.55
Chamberlain	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	5.06
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	2	2	2	9	0
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Burnett (82- 66%), Chamberlain (28- 64%)

Friday, May 13, 2011

New York Yankees Game #45

Posted on May 13, 2011 at 04:30 PM.

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The New York Yankees came into the season not knowing whether the back of their rotation would hold up. However, Freddy Garcia has been very good so far in pinstripes continuing to pitch well against the Baltimore Orioles. Over six innings he gave up only five hits and one earned run while striking out four.

The Yankees were stymied by Bret Bergensen all night and statistically outdueled Garcia by pitching 6.2 innings giving up only one run while striking out six. In a battle of the bullpens, New York employed the services of Joba, Logan, Ayala and Rivera to get the last 12 outs of the game.

"We are pleasantly surprised with Freddy," said Yankee Manager Joe Girardi. "Our bullpen did an excellent job tonight shutting down their offense."

Mild-mannered Brett Gardner was ejected from the game in the 4th after arguing a call at first. Replay showed he was, in fact, out. The play moved Martin over to second, who was later stranded in the inning.

"I was out of line," Gardner admitted. "Luckily, the boys pulled out a win because I feel like I let them down by letting my temper get the best of me."

The Yankees take the two-game series and will host the New York Mets in the Subway series over the weekend. CC Sabathia, who has struggled in the early going, will take the hill against Chris Capuano who is having issues of his own in the young season.

NYY at BAL - Oriole Park at Camden Yards
May 19, 2011	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
New York Yankees (24-21)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	0
Baltimore Orioles (19-26)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
W: Luis Ayala (1-0) L: Kevin Gregg (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (9)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYY	BAL
	2	Wieters grounds to first. Guerrero scores.	0	1
	3	Gardner Homered to right	1	1
	10	Jones singles to center. Martin scores	2	1

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Granderson, CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.260
Swisher, RF	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.285
Teixeira, DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.273
Rodriguez, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.204
Cano, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.258
Posada, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.241
Martin, C	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.328
Gardner, LF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.270
Jones, LF	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.317
Pena, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091
TEAM TOTALS	35	2	7	2	1	9	1
BATTING: 3B: Martin (2) HR: Gardner (2) RBI: Gardner (11), Jones (14) SAC: Gardner, Pena

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Roberts, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Izturis, DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132
Lee, 1B	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	.310
Reynolds, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.234
Guerrero, RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.279
Markakis, LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.314
Wieters, C	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.277
Jones, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.308
Hardy, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
Pie, SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.256
TEAM TOTALS	37	1	8	1	1	6	0
BATTING: 2B: Lee 3 (18), Guerrero (7), Pie (5) RBI: Wieters (12)

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garcia	6.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	4.50
Chamberlain	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.59
Logan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40
Ayala (W, (1-0)	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.50
Rivera (S, 9)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.93
TEAM TOTALS	10.0	8	1	1	1	6	0
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Garcia (81-68%), Chamberlain (15-47%), Logan (8-63%), Ayala (14-50%), Rivera (18-56%)

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bergesen	6.2	4	1	1	1	6	1	3.54
Accardo	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.79
Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.20
Gregg (L, 0-1)	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.56
Gonzalez	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70
TEAM TOTALS	10.0	7	2	2	1	9	1
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Bergensen (98-60%)

Dreaming of #28...

Posted on May 13, 2011 at 02:22 PM.

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Through 44 games through the season the New York Yankees trail both the powerful Boston Red Sox and the crafty Tampa Bay Rays in the standings. Coming into the season, the pitching staff was a known concern for the Pinstripers. However, they couldn't have expected both CC Sabathia and Phil Hughes to struggle like they are. Because of his struggles, Hughes has landed on the DL, while Sabathia continues to try to find his stride. The bullpen has also been very shaky with Joba, Logan and Soriano each having an ERA up over four.

As for the the hitting, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez have struggled mightily in the early going to the tune of .221 and .210 batting averages, respectively. However, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin and Andruw Jones have picked up some of the slack. Even Cano is hitting a modest .257 right now.

2011 New York Yankees Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
Russell Martin	127	17	40	7	1	5	23	10	24	3	0	.315	.362	.504
Andruw Jones	61	10	19	3	0	5	13	8	11	0	0	.311	.400	.607
Nick Swisher	153	28	44	11	0	8	18	17	39	0	0	.288	.363	.516
Mark Teixeira	157	25	44	10	0	11	28	14	31	0	0	.280	.337	.554
Curtis Granderson	164	23	44	5	4	12	34	13	41	3	2	.268	.331	.567
Brett Gardner	147	23	39	9	2	1	10	13	21	11	3	.265	.333	.374
Robinson Cano	175	27	45	10	0	8	21	9	38	1	0	.257	.297	.451
Jorge Posada	154	20	38	10	0	6	18	21	33	0	0	.247	.341	.429
Derek Jeter	181	17	40	12	1	1	15	12	33	2	0	.221	.269	.315
Alex Rodriguez	143	19	30	5	0	5	24	23	41	2	1	.210	.325	.350
Eric Chavez	41	4	10	0	0	3	5	2	10	0	0	.244	.279	.463
Francisco Cervelli	19	1	6	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	.316	.381	.368
Eduardo Nunez	11	3	3	3	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	.273	.333	.545
Ramiro Pena	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	.125	.300	.125

2011 New York Yankees Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
CC Sabathia	9	9	4	3	0	4	0	52.1	57	37	15	18	35	1.43	6.36
AJ Burnett	9	9	3	2	0	4	0	56.1	62	30	7	14	43	1.35	4.79
Ivan Nova	9	9	6	2	0	6	0	58.0	52	19	7	20	36	1.24	2.95
Freddy Garcia	8	8	1	5	0	4	0	42.0	44	23	6	16	24	1.43	4.93
Bartolo Colon	11	6	3	2	0	4	0	51.0	45	19	8	17	27	1.22	3.35

2011 New York Yankees Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
David Robertson	20	0	2	0	0	0	3	21.1	20	6	2	4	24	1.13	2.53
Rafael Soriano	19	0	0	1	0	0	7	21.2	25	10	2	9	17	1.57	4.15
Joba Chamberlain	18	0	1	1	0	0	4	18.1	26	12	3	8	19	1.85	5.89
Boone Logan	17	0	1	3	0	0	3	17.1	22	11	1	5	7	1.56	5.71
Buddy Carlyle	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	5	1	5	3	1.50	4.50
Phil Hughes	6	3	0	1	0	1	0	21.1	24	16	6	15	23	1.83	6.75
Luis Ayala	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.0	2	1	0	1	3	0.60	1.80
Mariano Rivera	15	0	3	2	8	0	0	17.2	15	4	3	2	18	0.96	2.04

MLB Standings - Updated: May 18, 2011
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Boston Red Sox	33	11	-	272	157
Tampa Bay Rays	27	17	6.0	276	204
New York Yankees	23	21	10.0	218	205
Toronto Blue Jays	21	22	11.5	181	217
Baltimore Orioles	19	25	14.0	211	228
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Chicago White Sox	23	21	-	226	215
Minnesota Twins	22	21	0.5	201	226
Detroit Tigers	21	23	2.0	228	220
Cleveland Indians	18	25	4.5	182	225
Kansas City Royals	16	27	6.5	190	235
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Oakland Athletics	26	18	-	226	205
Los Angeles Angels	21	23	5.0	186	207
Seattle Mariners	21	23	5.0	203	217
Texas Rangers	15	29	11.0	166	205
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Tampa Bay Rays	27	17		276	204
New York Yankees	23	21	4.0	218	205
Minnesota Twins	22	21	4.5	201	226
Toronto Blue Jays	21	22	5.5	181	217
Los Angeles Angels	21	23	6.0	186	207